Leaving a Legacy

Robert M. Kaufman

As an attorney with a law practice focused on health care, I’ve been inspired by the Center’s pioneering work on patients' rights, health care reform, hospital mergers, and other issues that are helping to make quality and affordable health care accessible to all women and their families. But my admiration for the Center’s work goes far beyond its work on health care.

Some of the most rewarding work of my career has been my work on issues affecting women in the military, including my service on the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. In this work, I have had the privilege of working with the Center to expand opportunities for female service members. The Center’s work has been critical in increasing the positions in which women in the military can serve, including combat positions, and in increasing vital services to women and men in the military, such as childcare services. The Center’s work has also been important in helping to detect and prevent sexual harassment and sexual assault in the military as well as in eliminating other barriers to women’s military service.

I have had the honor to work closely with several nonprofit organizations with the mission of advancing opportunities for women—in the bar, in the courts, and in the military—and the Center continues to be one of the most effective and powerful voices for advancement and lasting change. I’m proud to personally support the Center. I’m proud that my firm has also invested—both financially and with pro bono assistance—in the Center’s important work on behalf of women and their families.

I have seen the Center’s historic successes along the way, but I also know that improving the lives of women is a never-ending challenge. That is why I have been and will continue to be a proud supporter of the Center. I know firsthand how important its work will be in the future. When I made my estate plan, I wanted to be sure to include a legacy gift to the Center to ensure that it will continue to have the vital funding it needs for decades to come. I know my gift to the Center will help advance the rights of future generations of women and their families.